ZIP 29203 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 29203

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 29203 (Columbia, SC) is associated with Richland School District 1 (LEA 4503360) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (80 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Columbia International University about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 1

LEA ID

4503360

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (77)

Columbia International University2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
Columbia College3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
Benedict College6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
Allen University6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia6.4 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-public
Midlands Technical College11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
Newberry College35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Sumter39.9 miles (64.2 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College40.1 miles (64.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 77 colleges & universities

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-public
Morris College41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
Claflin University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
Denmark Technical College54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
Clinton College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
York Technical College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
Coker University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
Aiken Technical College60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College62.2 miles (100.1 km)2yr-public
Lander University64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
Augusta University69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-public
Paine College70.0 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private
Wingate University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-public
Helms College71.0 miles (114.3 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte73.2 miles (117.7 km)2yr-private
Limestone University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
Augusta Technical College74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta74.7 miles (120.2 km)2yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
Northeastern Technical College75.2 miles (120.9 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte75.3 miles (121.3 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
Williamsburg Technical College76.5 miles (123.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie76.5 miles (123.2 km)2yr-public
Converse University77.3 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College78.1 miles (125.6 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-public
Wofford College78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-private
Erskine College78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
Francis Marion University79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-public
Johnson C Smith University79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
Gaston College84.1 miles (135.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College85.4 miles (137.5 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College90.9 miles (146.2 km)4yr-public
Bob Jones University92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
Charleston Southern University95.2 miles (153.3 km)4yr-private
Anderson University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences95.8 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College97.0 miles (156.2 km)2yr-public
Davidson College97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Charleston97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-private
Furman University97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College98.7 miles (158.8 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University99.6 miles (160.2 km)4yr-private
Trident Technical College99.7 miles (160.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
THE SCHOOL OF NORAH ARK	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
J. P. Thomas Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
W.J. Keenan High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Manning High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Broad River High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Kirkland High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Sara Babb High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Columbia High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
DANIELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Watkins-Nance Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Joseph Keels Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Pine Grove Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Sandel Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
C. A. Johnson High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
St. Andrews Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Carver-Lyon Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Westwood High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
H. B. Rhame Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
GRACE COMMUNITY ACADEMY OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Carolus Online Academy	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Clear Dot Charter School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Seven Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
SC Connections Academy	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Berea	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Longleaf Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ST PETERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
E. L. Wright Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Killian Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
MARNIE LEADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Harbison West Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Leaphart Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Riverbank Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Dreher High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Hand Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
SHANDON UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
KILBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Sandlapper Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Polo Road Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Oak Pointe Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Muller Road Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Irmo High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
East Point Academy	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Brennen Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Irmo Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
CrossRoads Intermediate	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
River Bluff High	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
A. C. Moore Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
GREEN Charter School Midlands	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
L. B. Nelson Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
GLENFOREST SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Blythewood High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
River Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Brookland-Cayce High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Rosewood Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
LAKE MURRAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Dutch Fork Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29203

What school district is ZIP code 29203 in?

ZIP 29203 (Columbia, SC) maps to Richland School District 1 (LEA ID 4503360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29203?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 80 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29203 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29203 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.9%
High school	30.8%
Less than HS	15.9%
School district	Richland School District 1

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